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Given the reference to “George Cloony … George Jetson” I’d say, look for a show with a guest star named… “George”.
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I don’t believe that’s what’s being suggested. The George Clooney reference is a normal comparison of Mr. X to a “genuine A-lister.” Then the Jetson reference shows how far from the A-list Mr. X is, cleverly using another George for the literary effect of parallel construction. It’s as if Dan Quayle had been told “You’re no Jack Kennedy, you’re not even Jack Black.” Quayle’s first name is irrelevant, the Jack/Jack thing is technique.
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My guess would be Shatner joining the cast of The Practice.
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clearing throat It’s more accurate to say Clooney is no Shatner. The latter was a star (via Star Trek) when Clooney was still in grade school. Shatner’s total star-power may never have been as high as Clooney’s but he’s been famous for MUCH longer than Clooney has. Besides, it’s obvious Clooney doesn’t have what it takes to face down Khan Noonien Singh.
I am convinced this is Liev Schreiber. In the current Entertainment Weekly there is an article on Liev that states he would only take the role on CSI if he had a hand in the storyline. Plus, he has always struck me as the Prima Donna(primo donno?) type.
I really don’t see Stamos or Rob Lowe asking for writing credits as much as I would imagine them trying to get more face time. Stamos and Lowe are pretty boys whereas SChreiber, IMO fancies himself a serious, brooding artiste .
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy]
Liev Shreiber is indeed doing an extended stint on CSI (subbing for William Peterson) so I believe this is about him. The fact that this is in the present tense rules out Morse, and Shatner is a regular.
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I know absolutely nothing about Liev Schieber’s personality, so I can’t accuse him of being a jerk, or of being the person alluded to.
I can say that I saw him on Broadway in “Glengarry Glen Ross,” and he was outstanding. He won a Tony for his performance, so he’s not lacking for talent.
Problem is, a Tony doesn’t necessarily carry much weight in TV land, nor should it (not automatically, at any rate).
And on a show like “CSI,” the actors are far less important to the viewers than the plots and the crime puzzles. That’s a show on which NO performer should consider himself irreplaceable. Because even viewers who like Grissom would tune in to watch almost any other actor do the investigations, so long as the crimes were still interesting.
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I am convinced this is Liev Schreiber. In the current Entertainment Weekly there is an article on Liev that states he would only take the role on CSI if he had a hand in the storyline. Plus, he has always struck me as the Prima Donna(primo donno?) type.
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Yeah, I finally saw that EW article, and I have to agree. I caught my first five minutes ever of CSI tonight just to get a feel for him in the role, and it seems plausible that he’s a prima donna.
I’m thinking his role in the Scream franchise wasn’t too far from his real personality.
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